Patreonage?
I have been thinking about Patreon recently. One of the questions in this years #RPGaDAY was about the kickstarters that you have supported and I have never supported any of them. I tend...
September 16, 2017
Random musings
Hacking WR&M–A Play Report by Malcolm Coull
A while back Malcolm Coull got in touch with me asking me about the source files for the WR&M character sheets. He had created his own homebrew version of “my little game” and...
September 15, 2017
Fuck Combat!
Today I stumbled upon an interesting thread on the RPG.net forums titled “Come to think of it, fuck combat” which I want to recommend to you. The OP talks about how he perceives...
September 13, 2017
Alternatives to Lovecraft?
We all love Lovecraftian horror. Call of Cthulhu has always been a pretty popular roleplaying game. For most people it’s THE horror roleplaying game. But this popularity comes at a price. Over the...
September 6, 2017
Why I Love Kevin Crawford’s Games
If you haven’t been living under a rock you’ve at least heard of one of his games: Stars Without Number, Silent Legions, Godbound, Other Dust, just to name a few. I first heard...
September 5, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 29: Let’s kick(starter) things off!
Day 29 of #RPGaDay2017. T-Minus 3 days until another one of these is over… Despite it being a hectic month workwise, I’ve managed to post every day (so far, hoping not to jinx...
August 29, 2017
Taking a Look at White Star
I am working on a number of projects at the moment and in an effort to make them as good as I can I am also looking at a lot of other peoples...
August 28, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 27: “Just the basics ma’am.”
Better late than never… again! And this is the last Sunday post for #RPGaDay2017. This is the home stretch, 4 days to go! It is still day 27 in my time zone, so...
August 28, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 26: Wonderful toys!
Hello and welcome to the last Saturday post for #RPGaDay2017. We’re almost done. This month has flown by far too fast! Just like yesterday, I Was unsure about what to write today. Once...
August 26, 2017
“Please allow me to introduce myself…”
This is my first post for Stargazer’s World. Some readers may have seen my comments on Michael’s and Sunglar’s articles in the past. Like most of us I guess I have been playing...
August 25, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 25: Many thanks!
Another Friday, another #RPGaDay2017 post. I was a little stumped for today’s topic, unsure whether I should be comical (Whiskey & cupcakes!), or serious (How about a gift card?). But talking with my...
August 25, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 24: No such thing as a free supplement
This week of #RPGaDay2017is just flying by… Today’s question is about freebies: August 24: Share a Pay-What-You-Want publisher who should be charging more. This is a tricky subject. Pay-What-You-Want products are a wonderful...
August 24, 2017
Player-facing Rolls
Yesterday night I played the John Sinclair Abenteuerspiel for the first time. It’s a German roleplaying game based on the popular John Sinclair pulp horror novel series. In the game you play monster/ghost...
August 24, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 22: Familiarity breeds ease of use!
We’re going into the final stretch of #RPGaDay2017. Only 9 days to go this year. The question for today is: August 22: Which RPGs are the easiest for you to run? Not to sound...
August 22, 2017
Why I am Not Excited about StarFinder
StarFinder is the new science-fantasy roleplaying game by Paizo based on their incredibly popular Pathfinder game. It was released a couple of days ago and already third-party supplements created for it dominate the...
August 22, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 21: “Brevity is the soul of wit.”
Monday rolls around once more on #RPGaDay2017. So, let’s get going with a quote from the Bard of Avon. posts, thanks for dropping by for a read. Today’s question is: August 21: Which...
August 21, 2017
Powered By The Apocalypse
During the last months I have repeatedly played with the idea to run a game “powered by the apocalypse”. These games are mechanically based on D. Vincent Baker’s Apocalypse World. So what makes...
August 21, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 20: Gaming at e(of the)bay…
Third time’s the charm with these #RPGaDay2017 posts, thanks for dropping by for a read. Today’s question is: August 20: What is the best source for out-of-print RPGs? I’ve been lucky in the...
August 20, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 19: Writers, write. Gamers, game.
Well hello there! Thanks for coming back for the third Saturday installment of #RPGaDay2017. This seems to be D&D week for me. Now we’re here for a different subject. Let me introduce the...
August 19, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 18: The Answer is D&D
Today’s answer has been a constant all week, and it’s fitting it will be the Friday post. Just as the answer to the questions of #RPGaDay2017 about the game I prefer for open...
August 18, 2017